MFA|EDA #Bragdeck Roundup – Autumn 2022

Erin Espelie (’14) contributed an essay to the Art & Science issue ofissue of Tilt West Journal (vol 4, October 2022). Talena Sanders (’13) is a contributor to Canyon Cinemazine #6. Check out the esteemed lineup here. Anna Kipervaser (’15) tells us With The Tide, with the tide screens at Kinoskop Analog Experimental Film Festival in Belgrade, Serbia… Continue reading MFA|EDA #Bragdeck Roundup – Autumn 2022

2022 Duke MFA|EDA Thesis Exhibition

MFA|EDA 2022 THESIS EXHIBITION Please join us in celebrating the successes of the Duke MFA|EDA​ Class of 2022. Their inspired and inspiring work can be seen at Duke and in Durham March 25 – April 15. Artist information, exhibition details and schedules can be found here   Lily Frame Breaking the Rules: A Minor Spatial Inconvenience March 26 – April… Continue reading 2022 Duke MFA|EDA Thesis Exhibition

2021 Duke MFA|EDA Thesis Exhibition

Duke University’s MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts celebrates the successes of the class of 2021 in our annual thesis exhibition. 2021 MFA|EDA Thesis Exhibition May 7 – June 5 mfaeda2021.org   KATELYN AUGER Paradise in the Pines   ARCHER BOYETTE we breathe each other in and out of existence   MINGYONG CHENG Water or More… Continue reading 2021 Duke MFA|EDA Thesis Exhibition

A Time of Youth: Lisa McCarty (’13) and Cassandra Klos (’20)

A Time of Youth: San Francisco 1966-1967, a new book of William Gedney photographs, was published in February of this year. Lisa McCarty (’13) edited the volume, and contributed the introduction, chronology, and afterword; Philip Gefter contributed the essay, Bill Gedney: A Time of Youth. We are proud and pleased to share here a conversation… Continue reading A Time of Youth: Lisa McCarty (’13) and Cassandra Klos (’20)

MFA|EDA Spring 2021 Guest Artists

MFA|EDA is very proud to share the slate of “visiting” artists for the Spring semester. The guest artists will present artist talks via Zoom, as well as engage with MFA|EDA students in one-on-one virtual critiques. Presentation details will be updated here as they become known. Without further ado: Rick PrelingerJanuary 26 @ 2:30pmDemystifying the Archive… Continue reading MFA|EDA Spring 2021 Guest Artists

MFA|EDA Spring Thesis Exhibition – Postponed to Fall 2020

In keeping with Duke University’s COVID-19 plan which includes instituting a series of social distancing practices to protect the health and continuity of the community, the public events, performances, and screenings for the MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts Spring Thesis Exhibition have been postponed to the Fall 2020 semester. Updated information and schedule details… Continue reading MFA|EDA Spring Thesis Exhibition – Postponed to Fall 2020

MFA|EDA Bragdeck 2019 Year In Review

Check out this year’s MFA|EDA laurels + screenings + exhibits + more: Bree von Bradsky (’21) screens “The Gobi Gallop” at the Equus Film Festival December 6, in Lexington, Kentucky Fati Abubakar (’20) in the Duke Chronicle, Foto Femme United, and the Looking Glass Collective. Rachel Jessen (’18) #girlwrestle photographs in the November 24 Sunday… Continue reading MFA|EDA Bragdeck 2019 Year In Review

4th Friday 6Pack: Natalie Minik (’13)

Welcome to the latest installment of MFA|EDA’s 4th Friday Alumni 6Pack. We are pleased to find respite from the summer heat with a cool dispatch by Natalie Minik from the inaugural Class of 2013. ~~~~~~~ 1. Winter Light After graduating from the MFAEDA, I received the Lewis Hine Fellowship, which was located in Boston, Massachusetts at the time.… Continue reading 4th Friday 6Pack: Natalie Minik (’13)

4th Friday 6Pack: Anna Kipervaser (’15)

Welcome to the ninth installment of MFA|EDA’s 4th Friday Alumni 6Pack. Appropriately paradoxical, we are pleased to close out the shortest and grayest month with an expansive and radiant transmission from Anna Kipervaser of the Class of 2015. may the road rise to meet you may you always see in the dark may your heart… Continue reading 4th Friday 6Pack: Anna Kipervaser (’15)

MFA|EDA 2019 Thesis Exhibition: March 18 – April 13

Duke University’s MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts celebrates the successes of the class of 2019 in MFA|EDA 2019, the program’s annual thesis exhibition, on view in Durham at the Power Plant Gallery and Full Frame Theater, and on Duke’s campus at the Fredric Jameson Gallery and Rubenstein Arts Center. MARCH 18 – APRIL 13 MFA|EDA 2019… Continue reading MFA|EDA 2019 Thesis Exhibition: March 18 – April 13